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Tempe, Arizona, United States

• Responsible for creating and managing MS Project schedules, developing a risk management plan and defining critical path for multiple projects. Created and managed project budgets. Estimated project resourcing and partnered with Department Managers to assign cross-functional teams.• As Franchise lead, collaborated with our marketing partners to review potential products that aligned with company strategic business plan, and create a 5yr portfolio roadmap for our Vascular and Japan franchises.• Lead cross-functional teams to attain FDA 510(k) and Shonin clearance for Diagnostic and Mapping Catheter programs.• Interviewed, onboarded, mentored and coached various Engineers and Project Managers.• Provided regular feedback to Department Managers on team member performances and evaluations for Common Annual Reviews. Regularly recognized and celebrated team and individual achievements. Coached and empowered team members for professional development while also advocating for a good work/life balance

Tempe, Arizona

Buckingham

Responsible for managing multi-functional teams on projects that include numerous product variants ensuring programs remain on-time and within budget. Coordinate and lead weekly team and customer meetings, hold program/gate reviews, attend weekly management review meetings. Ensure voice of customer (VOC) deliverables are met or exceeded. Responsible for contract negotiations with suppliers and customers and estimating project budgets. Provide design direction, manage engineering activities, coordinate and supervise all testing.• Responsible for managing a team to successfully complete the production launch of a $8M tier 1 program of Tail, Head and Side Lights for Rolls Royce/BMW.• Responsible for managing the product launch and developing a new range of Lamps for Rolls Royce’s new $21M next generation platform.• Responsible for coordinating and monitoring all development activities associated with 6 different Lamp variants and production planning for 40+ injection mold tools.• Responsible for managing tooling suppliers worldwide and ensuring on-time delivery of injection mold components to meet internal and customer builds.• Excelled at establishing and maintaining customer relations with Rolls Royce Plants and BMW Engineering personnel.• Manage and respond to customer production demand and quality issues.• Involved in vehicle integration and providing design guidance to the customer. • Attended bi-weekly meetings in Germany and attended various product launches at the Rolls Royce production facility in the U.K.• Provided management and direction for all Engineering and Test activities including photometric performance and government legal compliance.• Managed Production and Manufacturing teams with fluctuating demand and short lead-times.

Chandler, Arizona

• Managed a team to develop a $5M development project that created a patented, non-lethal Vehicle Arresting Device for Homeland Security.• Managed a team on an ongoing $3M development program that created a patented, non-lethal device for the U.K. Ministry of Defence and the U.S. Army. • Excelled at establishing and maintaining customer relations in North America and Europe.• Sustained a 100% success rate for meeting all customer delivery dates.• Created and submitted 25 technical reports and white papers, submitted more than 50 proposals and helped secure more than $5M in development funding.• Conducted more than 15 customer presentations, coordinated and supported more than 20 product demonstrations and supported Business Development at numerous tradeshows throughout North America and Europe.

Vandalia, Ohio

• Program Manager for a $130M General Motors Side Airbag program ensuring the project remained on-time and within budget.• Designed and developed, from concept through to production, two Thorax Airbag Systems for the above General Motors programs. Both designs met government performance for requirements.• Establish and maintained excellent relationship with the customer.• Supported numerous vehicle crash tests and analyzed post-crash data.• Supervised the launch of the General Motors Airbag Production line in Mexico.• Successfully negotiation a cost recovery from General Motors resulting in $2M p.a. additional revenue for Delphi.• Member of a sub-working group that included key personnel from NHTSA, Automotive Safety Council (AORC), Auto Alliance (Major OEM’s) and Tier 1 suppliers to review and respond to regulation changes for side airbag performance. The group was successful in optimizing a test method for evaluating occupant ejection.• Achieved Design For Six Sigma (DFSS) green belt certification.

Tempe, Arizona

• Managed the successful launch of 3 BMW Tier 1 programs ($25M) during a 3 month assignment in Germany.• Managed all technical activities and successfully designed and developed unique Curtain Airbag systems for the above-mentioned BMW programs. Led engineering teams in the USA and Germany.• Supported more than 20 vehicle crash tests. Performed failure analysis on airbag components and analyzed vehicle trim and seat hardware.• Directly managed key engineers and led development programs to invent airbag systems.• Managed all technical activities associated with designing a Curtain Airbag concept for Chrysler and Ford Motor Company.• Led cost reduction activities on 4 programs successfully achieving an average of 30% reduction.• Supported several production and prototype builds at various manufacturing facilities in Africa, Germany, France, U.S, U.K. and Mexico.• Studied Zodiac’s operations in several of their locations, during a 3 month assignment in France.• Managed inventory and supervised production of a supplier, during a 3 month assignment in Mexico, successfully increasing their production by 100% allowing for the relocation of the production line. Instrumental in planning and implementing the move of the production line.

Gaydon, Warwickshire

Responsible for Safety Restraint system design and integration on various projects. Primarily responsible for the feasibility, development and installation of the Side Head Airbag and Seatbelt Pyrotechnic Pretensioner on Rover’s/BMW’s new Mini. Also responsible for developing and integrating the same Restraint systems on another BMW project due for launch in 2002.My roles included everyday project management using various electronic, and manual, change control systems. Close liaison with suppliers and sub-suppliers as well as, advising and supervising test and development of the system from concept to installation. Build support, crash test support and post crash analysis were also additional requirements. These responsibilities also extended to running and supporting core team meetings as well as design, installation and package feasibility using CATIA (V4.20) including drawing control and release.

Havant, United Kingdom

Resident Engineer and Technical Liaison at Rover/BMW for Autoliv on all supplied Airbag and Seatbelt restraint systems. Responsible for the feasibility and installation of a side head airbag and seatbelts systems.